The Jetour T2 is the best-selling recent launch in South Africa.
Itβs a 9th straight month of double-digit year-on-year gains for new vehicle sales in South Africa, as well as a 14th consecutive positive month. November volumes are indeed up another 12.5% to 54,896, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.4% to 547,966. Passenger cars are up 11% to 39,158 and light commercials up 20.5% to 13,048. However exports drop -3.9% to 35,848.
Toyota (+12.1%) matches the market to 24.7% share, distancing Suzuki (+6.3%) and the VW Group (-4.4%). Ford (+0.8%) and Hyundai (+3.8%) are shy and round out the Top 5. GWM (+37.2%) and Chery (+24.9%) both impress below, with Chery hitting a record share at 4.6%. Omoda + Jaecoo (+98%) reaches all time high ranking, volume and share at #11 while newcomer Jetour is up to #15 with a record volume and share. We welcome Changan at #33.
The Toyota Hilux (+25.2%) surges ahead to remain the most popular vehicle in the country with 6.2% share ahead of the VW Polo Vivo (-4.6%) and Suzuki Swift (+33.1%). The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (+54.3%) breaks into the South African Top 5 for the first time at #5, wit the Toyota Urban Cruiser (+52.3%) and Starlet (+30.8%) also very impressive Iβm the remainder of the Top 10. The GWM P-Series (+137.5%), Toyota Vitz (+120.9%) and Omoda C5 (+85.4%) also stun below. The best-selling recent launch is the Jetour T2 breaking into the Top 50 for the first time and landing at #27.
The GWM Poer is #1 in Chile for the third time ever.
New light vehicle sales in Chile edge up 2.1 % year-on-year in November to 25,620 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.4% to 281,021. Toyota (-6.1%) reclaims the brands top spot it holds year-to-date despite going against the positive market with a rather significant loss. Leader last month, Hyundai (-3.8%) also underperforms YoY and ranks #2 in November, yet lodges a slightly higher share than YTD at 7.2% vs. 6.9%.
Kia (+15%) delivers the biggest gain in the Top 8 and climbs four spots on last month to #3, distancing Chevrolet (-3.5%), Ford (+2.7%) and Suzuki (-10.2%). GWM (+4.6%) beats the market at #7 with Changan (+25.3%) the best performer in the Top 10 and MG (+3.6%) up two ranks to #10. Below, Geely (+835.2%), Kaiyi (+169.7%) and Jeep (+129.8%) stand out. All in all, Chinese manufacturers are up 15.4% to 33.9% share vs. 30% a year ago.
Model-wise, the top 3 models fit within 7 sales. The GWM Poer (+5.8%) snaps its 2nd win in the past four months and third ever #1 finish (add July 2025 and September 2023) ahead of the Kia Soluto (+36.9%) up 22 spots on October to #2 and the Toyota Hilux (-14.3%) down two ranks to #3. The Hilux stays in pole position YTD. The Mazda CX-5 (+131.3%), Toyota RAV4 (+79.9%), Hyundai Tucson (+64.6%) and Chevrolet Groove (+54.9%) also shine below.